The present disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the anaerobic production of 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid from one or more carbon sources. The microorganisms and methods provide redox-balanced and ATP positive pathways for co-producing 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid with ethanol and for co-producing 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid with ethanol and 1-propanol. The method provides recombinant microorganisms that express endogenous and/or exogenous nucleic acid molecules encoding polypeptides that catalyze the conversion of a carbon source into 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid and that coupled the 2,4-furandicarboxylic acid pathway with an additional metabolic pathway.

The invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical synthesis, in particular to a preparation method of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol derivatives and their intermediates. The preparation method is carried out starting from compound Formula A1. ##STR00001## In the preparation of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol derivatives, the chirality was constructed by enzymatic method, and the products were prepared with high optical purity. The preparation method can be used to produce the key intermediates of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol of darunavir commercially, which is a very economical route suitable for industrial production.

The invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical synthesis, in particular to a preparation method of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol derivatives and their intermediates. The preparation method is carried out starting from compound Formula A1. ##STR00001## In the preparation of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol derivatives, the chirality was constructed by enzymatic method, and the products were prepared with high optical purity. The preparation method can be used to produce the key intermediates of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol of darunavir commercially, which is a very economical route suitable for industrial production.

The present disclosure provides cytochrome P450 variants useful for carrying out in vivo and in vitro carbene insertion reactions. Methods for preparing carbene insertion products including cyclopropenes, cyclopropanes, bicyclobutanes, substituted lactones, cyclized compounds, and substituted amines are also described.

The present disclosure provides cytochrome P450 variants useful for carrying out in vivo and in vitro carbene insertion reactions. Methods for preparing carbene insertion products including cyclopropenes, cyclopropanes, bicyclobutanes, substituted lactones, cyclized compounds, and substituted amines are also described.

The present invention relates to novel microalgae with high productivity of loliolide, in which the Scenedesmus sp. HS4 of the present invention can be used as a biological resource to produce loliolide due to its high biomass productivity and high loliolide content, and can be used as a pharmaceutical composition or cosmetic composition which requires loliolide derived from Scenedesmus sp. HS4.

Enzymes and methods are described herein for manufacturing terpenes, including terpenes.

A chemoenzymatic process for the preparation of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid includes contacting D-glucose with (i) at least two enzymes selected from the group consisting essentially of galactose oxidase, pyranose 2-oxidase, glucarate dehydratase, catalase and a combination thereof to produce an intermediate; and (ii) a heterogeneous metal catalyst to form 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid.

A chemoenzymatic process for the preparation of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid includes contacting D-glucose with (i) at least two enzymes selected from the group consisting essentially of galactose oxidase, pyranose 2-oxidase, glucarate dehydratase, catalase and a combination thereof to produce an intermediate; and (ii) a heterogeneous metal catalyst to form 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid.

The present invention relates to a method for treating wastewater containing a furan compound, a microbial preparation for use in the method, a method for high density culture of a microorganism for use in the above method, and a method for producing a microbial preparation by using the culture method.